灵与肉的分离——评纳撒尼尔·霍桑的《拉帕西尼之女》

Split of Soul and Body──On Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Rappaccini's Daughter"

《拉帕西尼之女》是纳撒尼尔.霍桑的短篇小说代表作,故事围绕着女主人公贝雅特丽丝的毒性展开。虽然贝雅特丽丝的身体充满毒素,但是她却拥有一颗天使般的灵魂。在霍桑看来,身体的毒性只不过是一种凡人的幻觉,灵魂的毒性才是真正的邪恶。灵与肉是可以分离的。

＂Rappaccini＇s Daughter＂ is one of the best short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne,centered upon the poisonous nature of the female protagonist Beatrice. Although the body of Beatrice is poisoned, she still has the soul of an angel. The so -called physical poisonousness is only an earthly illusion, and the true evil is the poisonousness of the soul. Body and can be split from each other.